12．For many parents，raising a teenager is like fighting a long war，but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries，the parent-teen war is about boundaries：Where is the line between what I control and what you do？
Both sides want peace，but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part，this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents'point of view，the only cause of their fight is their adolescents'complete unreasonableness．And of course，the teens see it in exactly the same way，except oppositely．Both feel trapped．
In this article，I'll describe three no-win situations that commonly appear between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen's hair，the cleanliness of the bedroom，the preferred style of clothing，the child's failure to eat a good breakfast before school，or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second，blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third，needing to be right．It doesn't matter what the topic is-politics，the laws of physics，or the proper way to break an egg-the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong，for both wish to be considered an authority-someone who actually knows something-and therefore to command respect．Unfortunately，as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other，they'll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．
25．Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict？B
A．Because both can continue for generations．
B．Because both are about where to draw the line．
C．Because neither has any clear winner．
D．because neither can be put to an end．
26．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2mean？A
A．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict．
B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict．
C．The teens scold their parents for misleading them．
D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents．
27．Parents and teens want to be right because they want toC．
A．give orders to the other
B．know more than the other
C．gain respect from the other
D．get the other to behave properly
28．What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows？C
A．Causes for the parent-teen conflicts．
B．Examples of the parent-teen war．
C．Solutions to the parent-teen problems．
D．Future of the parent-teen relationship．
分析 本篇文章為議論文．家長和孩子之間的沖突沒有最后的贏家．導(dǎo)致沖突的原因有三個：一是對一些諸如頭發(fā)的顏色、房間的清潔、衣服的款式、不好好吃早餐以及睡懶覺等等這些雞毛蒜皮的小事的爭吵，二是互相指責(zé)，認(rèn)為對方不好的態(tài)度是什么都亂套了的根本原因，三是都認(rèn)為自己的觀念點是對的，這樣才能取得對方的尊重．
解答 25-28 BACC
25 B 推理判斷題．由文章第一段中"the parent-teen war is about boundaries：Where is the line between what I control and what you do？"可知，家長與孩子之間的沖突好比兩國之間的爭端一樣，主要就是要分出界線出來：我（家長）的控制線在哪兒？你（孩子）是不是沒有越雷池半步？故選B．
26 A 推理判斷題．文章的第二段Both sides want peace，but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．說雙方都希望相安無事，但是雙方又覺得平息爭端無能為力，原因是都不愿意承認(rèn)是自己挑起了爭端，家長認(rèn)為孩子沒有道理，孩子這一方也是一樣．因此答案選A：孩子把爭端的起始?xì)w咎于父母．
27 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由文章最后一段的"both wish to be considered an authority--someone who actually knows something--and therefore to command respect．"可知，雙方都認(rèn)為自己是對的，就是要對方覺得自己是權(quán)威的一方，這樣對方就會尊重自己．故選C．
28 C 推理判斷題．本篇文章第三段In this article，I'll describe three no-win situations that commonly appear between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．通過舉例來說家長和孩子之間的沖突的一些現(xiàn)象和原因，接下來應(yīng)該講解決這些沖突的方法了．故選C．
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